Checkers? Too generous. Talk of UFOs and clandestine global cabals, mixed in with vacuous geopolitical musings, is more the speed of tic-tac-toe than Go. I should think that facility at checkers constitutes a quantum leap forward in cognitive functioning for most of the Getbig unwashed.

what do you have against ufo's? did you ripp off your screen name from a driver of an nyc cab. I have taken about 50 cabs with the same driver.

Engineer plans to build real-life version of Starship Enterprise within 20 years

Capt. Kirk explored the universe in the USS Enterprise around the year 2250. But at least one engineer thinks it can be done this century.

Trekkies brace yourselves — this might just be the best news you've ever heard. A systems engineer who purportedly works for a Fortune 500 company has revealed realistic plans to build the Starship Enterprise within 20 years, reports Universe Today.

The detailed plans not only include meticulous blueprints on how to build it, as well as specs about the ship's first series of missions, but they also showcase a plan to get the project funded as part of NASA's budget. You can view the designs and plans by visiting BuildTheEnterprise.org.

So why should we build the Enterprise, other than to satisfy the unrealized dreams of Trekkies everywhere? Well, the intention isn't just to build a model of the Enterprise. This would be a fully functioning starship that would perform practical missions throughout the solar system; For example, it would be a research vessel for visiting other planets.

Because some of the technology showcased in "Star Trek" is still science fiction, such as warp drives and teleportation devices, some necessary altercations had to be made to make the designs feasible. For instance, the ship would be driven by an ion propulsion engine powered by a 1.5GW nuclear reactor, rather than an anti-matter device as it was on the show. Travel distance and time would thus be limited. The ship would take roughly 90 days to reach Mars, and three days to reach the moon.

Also, some of the layout of the starship had to be changed to make the design more practical. For the most part, though, a modern-day Enterprise would look and function much like the fictional version.

"The Gen1 Enterprise will be the same size as future Enterprises or larger. It will have 1g gravity like the future ships and ample comfortable living space. It will have a bridge with 1g gravity where the captain and key crew members will often work," wrote BuildTheEnterprise.org's author, a man who goes by the name of BTE-Dan.

"While things get moved around quite a bit inside the Gen1 Enterprise when compared to the ships from Star Trek, they are not moved around upon a whim. They are moved around because the Gen1 ship’s technological capabilities demand certain changes," he added.

Gravity will be achieved by building a gravity wheel, as showcased in the following animation:

The ship could be capable of hosting hundreds, if not thousands of occupants at a time, which could include visitors and tourists as well as the captain and necessary crew. And BTE-Dan doesn't think we should stop at building just one starship, either. He thinks we should build a whole fleet. According to his plans, one ship could be built every 33 years, or three per century. This will also allow the ship designs to be upgraded as technology advances over time.

While the plan is impressive and appears legitimate, one of the big question marks is the cryptic identity of BTE-Dan himself. He claims to be a systems engineer whose job involves trialing new technologies. He has not responded to emails, however, and the website can be difficult to connect to, frequently timing out.

Even so, it's an exciting vision on par with Elon Musk's plans with SpaceX to mine asteroids and explore neighboring planets. That the plan is inspired by one of the most popular science fiction shows of all time might help it to get funded, but who knows?

And in case you're wondering: there's no word yet on whether William Shatner will be available to be the ship's first captain.

but government bureacracy does a lot of stupid shit all the time. so there neednt be a logical explanation.

a few points to consider

-why the fuck would they go to all the trouble of developing a massive conspiracy only to put out clues as to their pplans ?? first rule of secrecy is to keep it a secret!!! dont really think the people in charge of such an elaborate and sophisticated conspiracy would be dumb enough to paint their plan and put symbols everywhere indicating exactly what they are going to do, do you ??

- with recent events: global warming and the global lack of response to making sufficient changes in order to prevent environmental catastophe that likely will stem from that warming, as well as over population/over consumption and also the emergence of violent islam and their participation in the mideast uprisings that are sure to cause another century of violence, unrest, and terrorist/jihadi actvities... there can be a damn good argument made for mass genocide and a new world order

- one global government is the only way to ensure every human being on the planet lives in a democratic free society with police protection, accesss to healthcare and education, publi infrastructure, etc etc.

all in all, i really dont give much of a fuck. somethings gotta change sooner or later... the sooner the better.

Why would they go to the trouble and put it out in the open? Because it's all a game. And the rules that are in place for the game states that they have to FORESHADOW their every move one way or another to give the people who aren't in on the game a chance. And creators cause other people to create.

the system is very similiar in most nations.most nations have treaties, theres interpol aka nowhere to run.everywhere there is a miltary, police, govt, same multinational companies accumulating market power everywhere etcetc.

ironically, the only thing keeping 1 world governance from not happening is powerhungry politicians etc who are holding on to their power, i mean if theres no nations nomore, but a central unelected council, they lose their power.

one nations govt bring in some new law, other nations implement the same thing.example, average speed cameras in uk, now switzerland has the first ones too.same with registration number cameras.

airport security, the govts have exchange programmes.

multinational companies taking over economicaly and lobbying hard on politicians, while govts copycat themselves between eachother and pass new laws like theres no tomorow.a new law always means bit less freedom in a sense.oh and there is the 1world currency, aka, the usd, all other currencys are pretty much derivates.

pretty much there if you ask me.

another barrier is the language barrier, this slows down the process, theres no 1 universal language.and religion.maybe thats why atheism is pushed so hard(instead of sont know attitude),f everyone says fuck religion theres no god, thats one less barrier to "bring people together".

noones asking whether people actually wanna be together.if that were the case , ppl would have no dors and doorlocks on their houses

I never have the patience to write this much, but you are an intelligent man, and good poster here.

either way, whatever. my second two points stand firm. global warming and jihadism are going to destroy this planet if we dont do something drastic soon anyways. and i fully support a global government, always have and always will.

Wiggs, have you been to East LA? Mexicans have been making these types of murals for decades. It is a total Chicano thing. Now why paint Chicano scenese in Denver. As you probably know, there are a ton of underground facilities owned by the gov. One being in Denver is not so unusual. Name one city in the US in the last 20 years build a new airport? None right? They probably took advantage of Denver building a new one to build the bunkers. Being under an airport makes sense be able to travel when they want. What good are airplanes without fuel? More underground fuel tanks.